M. G. Sanchez

M. G. Sanchez is a Gibraltarian writer. He has written several novels and books of short stories, all of which broach the subject of Gibraltarian identity. Articles about Sanchez's work have appeared in different European university journals and forums, including British and American Studies, Il Tolomeo, the Alicante Journal of English Studies and the University of Turin's 'Aperto Unito' website, as well as in books such as Ritorno a Babele: esercizi di globalizzazione.

Sanchez has spoken about his books at different European university venues, including the University of Salamanca (in 2016 and 2017 ), the University of Turin, the University of the Balearic Islands, the University of Portsmouth and the University of Basel, for which he wrote a special autobiographical piece entitled 'Fifty Years of Unbelonging.' Writing in the well-known British publication the New Statesman in early 2015, he stated that his intention as a writer and speaker was "to present a Gibraltar that feels more real and more tangible than the “contested territory” cliché that readers so often encounter in newspaper editorials."

Sanchez has also taken part in various radio programmes, including ABC's Late Night Live with veteran broadcaster Phillip Adams, the BBC World Service's The Cultural Frontline with Tina Daheley and Antena Caro's Lletres Ebrenques with Emigdi Subirats i Sebastià.

His latest book, Past: A Memoir (2016), relates the hardships his family endured during the Gibraltarian border crisis of 2013 and also describes a walk which Sanchez undertook in Gibraltar's Upper Town Area in the company of the British Historian Nicholas Rankin.

Sanchez holds a PhD in English Literature from the University of Leeds.

List of Books

Rock Black: Ten Gibraltarian Stories (2006)

Writing the Rock of Gibraltar: An Anthology of Literary Texts, 1720-1890 (2006)

The Prostitutes of Serruya's Lane and other Hidden Histories (2007)

Diary of a Victorian Colonial and other Tales (2008)

Georgian and Victorian Gibraltar: Incredible Eyewitness Accounts (2012)

The Escape Artist (2013)

Solitude House (2015)

Jonathan Gallardo (2015)

Past: A Memoir (2016)